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E. B. LINSLEY HAND GAR.

No. 271,720. Patented Feb.6,1883.

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HAND-CAR.

SPESIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,720, dated February6, 1883.

Application fned october 20,1882. (Nomerie.) r

To all whom z'may concern:

Beit known that 1, EDWARD B. LINSLEY, of Three Rivers, in the county ot'St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Three Vheel Hand-Gars; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description ot'the invention,such as will enable oth ers skilled in the art to which it pertains to,10 make and use the same.

My invention relates to an' improvement in hand-cars, the object beingto provide abandcar ot' such construction that it may be folded intosmall compass,and,t'urther, to provide im- 1 proved means for propellingthe same.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combination ot' parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

2o In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in side elevation ofmy improved handcar. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a detached view inside elevation ofthe double rack and gear. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thez5 same.

A represents the driving-wheel; B, the forward main wheel, and C the.guide-wheel. The main wheel A is supported on an axle, D, which isjournaled at opposite ends in boxes 3o E, secured to the sideframepieces, F, of the main trame. Theforward wheel, B, is secured toone end of the long axle G, which is supported at one end in boxes b b',secured to the side .frame-pieces, c c', ol' the supplemental or hingedframe H,the rear ends otl the sides being connected by a cross-bar, d,while its forward ends are connected by the axle. rIbe suppletnentalframe H is hinged at one side to the main frame by means ofthe hinge I,con- 40 sisting ot' the leaves e e, fastened to the upper and lowerportions ot' the frame, and the pintle j', connecting the two'parts ofthe hinge. l do not restrict myself to any particular construction ot'hinge-connection; but one made substantially as illustratedis ofsufticientstrength to answer thev purpose. The supplemental frame isprovided at one side with an eye, e', to which'is connected a swiveledbolt, J, provided with a thumbmut, while the mainframe has attachedthereto an open slotted bracket, 5o J'. By folding the bolt within thebracket and tightening the thumb-nut, as shown in Fig. 2, thesupplemental or hinged frame is securely fastened to the main frame, andby loosening the thumb-nut and swinging the bolt outward thesupplemental frame maybe swung around on its hinges and the long axleand guidewheel folded against the main frame, whereby the hand-car isadapted to be packed in small compass for storage or transportation. 6o

While I have shown the swiveled bolt and bracket for securing togetherthe main and hinged frames, I do not limit myself to these particulardevices for accomplishing this result, as many'7 other fastening devicesmightbe 65 used in lieti of those shown and described. A strap or hookadapted to engage with a. staple might be used for this purpose, it'desired.

Near the guide-wheel a bearing, f', is supported on the axle,andconnected thereto is a 7o diagonal brace, J2, (only partly shown inthe drawings,) the opposite end ot' which may be secured to the mainframe, though this brace may be dispensed with.

K is the operators seat, and L the operat- 75,

ing-lever, which latter is mounted on a rockshai't, Z, supported inbearings l'.

.lo the lower end ot the operating-lever is pivoted one end of a link,M, the opposite end of which isconnected with the cross-bar M', 8ohaving foot-rests N N on its opposite ends.

Gross-bar M has secured thereto the lower ends of the swinging links mm', the upper ends ot' which'are journaled in bearings m2, secured tothe main frame. Thus it will be observed that the operating-lever may beactuated both by the feet and hands of the operator.

To the axle of the main driving-wheel is fastened a small gear, 3, withwhich meshes an 9o idle-gear, 2, the latter meshing with a large gear,1, secured to one end of aconnter-shat't, 0.

Upon the counter-shaft O are mounted the independently-movablegear-wheelsP P', each being provided with side flanges, p p'. These 95gears are provided with pawls, which engage with ratchets fastened tothe counter-shafts O, the ratchets and pawls being so arranged that whenthe gear P is locked to and rotates the shaft the other gear will beturned freely in the op'posite direction. As the pawl-andratchet devicesare of well-known construction and arrangement, they are not shown inthe drawings, as any approved construction may be used for the purposein view.

Q is a yoke provided with a rod, It, which is connected with the lowerend of its operating-lever. The yoke Q is provided with the two racks SS', which are located in diierent vertical planes, so that the upperrack engages the gear P and the lower rack the gear P. By oscillatingthe operating-lever the gearsare turned in opposite directions, and asthe gears are always locked to and rotate the shaft when turning in onedirection it follows that a steady and continuous rotary motion isimparted to the driving-wheel through the medium ot' the operatinglever. The outer fianges ofthe gears P P may be made removable, or theend of the yoke may be constructed to be removed. so as to allow of theproper engagement of the rack and gears. -The frame ol the car may bemade of wood or of wrought-iron tubes, as desired.

Instead of employing a counter-shaft and gearing for transmitting powerto the main axle, such parts maybe dispensed with and the gears PPtmounted directly on the main axle, with the double rack arranged toengage therewith. h

Itis evident that many slight changes in the construction and relativearrangement of the parts might be resorted to without involving adeparture from the spirit of my invention, and hence I would have itunderstood that I do not restrict myself to the exact construction andarrangement ot parts shown and described.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Inathree-wheel hand-car, the main frame made in hinged sectionsadapted to be folded together horizontally,each one of said sectionshaving a main wheel mounted therein, substantially as set forth.

2. ln a three-wheel hand-car, the combination, with the driving-wheelsupported within the main frame,ot' an axlehaving ainain wheel securedto one end anda guide-wheel secured to its opposite end, anda hingedsupplemental frame provided with bearings for said axle, Vsubstantiallyas set forth.

3. In a three-wheel hand-car, the main frame made in hinged sectionsadapted to be folded together horizontally,in combination with devicesfor-loclr'ing said frame-sections together, substantially as set forth.

4. In a three-wheel hand-car, the combination, with the operating-lever,of swinging links located in front of the lever and journaled at theirupper ends in bearings attached to the car-frame, a cross-bar locatedbeneath the car-frame and secured to the lower ends of the swinginglinks, said cross-bar being provided with foot-rests arranged to extendoutwardly on opposite sides of the car-frame, and a link located betweenthe sides of the car-frame and connecting the cross-bar with the lowerend of the operating-lever, substantially as set forth.

5. 1n a three-wheel handfcar, the combination, with a driving-wheel andaxle, an operating-lever, and a supplemental shaftjou rnaled in bearingsattached to the main frame between the driving-wheel andoperating-lever, of a train of gearing connecting one end of thesupplemental shaft and one end of the driving-axle, and rack and pinionmechanism for rotating the supplemental shaft by the operating-lever,substantially as set forth.

6. In a three-wheel hand-car provided with two main wheels and a guidewheel, the cornbination, with a jointed main frame, ofa main wheelsupported in one section of the main frame, and the driving-wheel andmechanism for operating the same supported by the oi her section, saidjointed sections being hinged so as to be folded together horizontally,substatitially as set forth.

7. In a three-wheel hand-car, the combina tion, with ajointedframeadapted to befolded together horizontally, of an axle having theguidewheel and one of the -main wheels attached thereto and supported inbearings attached to one section of thejointed frame, and thedriving-wheel and mechanism for operating the saine supported by thevother framesection, substantially as set forth.

8. In a three-wheel hand-car, a fratne having the main wheels mountedtherein, said frame being jointed so as to b e folded togetherhorizontally, substantially as set forth.

In testimony w'hereofI have signed this speciiication in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD B. LINSLEY. Witnesses A. E. SrLLiMAN, 0. P. SLofrE.

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